Researchers identify a gene variant that reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Researchers identify a gene variant that reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.
A newly recognized chemical factor in the brain, called neuritin, regulates plasticity and may play a role in depression.
The second of the two controversial bird flu papers is published in Science, revealing that just five mutations can render the virus transmissible between ferrets.
Engaging the brain with cognitive tasks helps paralyzed rats walk again.
A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
Neurons injected into mice help treat chronic pain at its roots, rather than simply alleviating its symptoms.
Plant pests are evolving to outsmart common herbicides, costing farmers crops and money.
Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Orange-loving Trinidad guppies are curiously attracted to orange spots on prawn pincers, which may make it easier for the predators to snatch them up.